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India at 75 - Fiction

Beacons that light up the path to understanding post-Independence Indian literature.
Anusua Mukherjee
Essay

Speaking in tongues

The bumpy map of English translations is expanding.
Mini Krishnan
Interview

‘The thrill of illusion is a trap’: Jill Busby

Her book ‘Unfollow Me: Essays on Complicity’ has already triggered a debate.
Jinoy Jose P
India@75

1960: FTII set up in Pune

It played a significant role in shaping Indian cinema as we know it.
TEAM FRONTLINE

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1967: Vijay Tendulkar breaks new ground with ‘Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe’

It is a play within a play centred around exposing chauvinism and societal hypocrisy.
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A scene from “Tuglaq” staged at Purana Quila in Delhi.

1964: Girish Karnad writes satire on Nehruvian era ‘Tuglaq’

The politics of the 1960s is told through the story of the 14th century Sultan.
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“Evam Indrajit” being performed in Chennai in May 2005.

1963: ‘Evam Indrajit’ by Badal Sircar staged

It foreshadowed the angst of the Naxalite movement and created a stir.
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Ebrahim Alkazi receiving the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for direction from President S. Radhakrishnan in August 1962 in New Delhi.

1962: Ebrahim Alkazi helms National School of Drama

As NSD’s first director, he would cast the mould for modern Indian theatre.
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A production of Andha Yug organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad and Delhi government in 2011.

1953: ‘Andha Yug’ by Dharamvir Bharati, and Theatre of Roots

The story of the Kurukshetra war echoes the horrors of Partition in the play.
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